Metal cak



R. V. SAGE. METAL CAR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 21, 1918.

1,308,299. Patented July 1, 1919.

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RALPH v. seen, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

METAL can.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 1, 1919.

Application and ma 21, 1918. Serial No. 235,762.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LRALPH -V. SAGE, a citizen of the United. States, residing in the cit of Philadelphia, in the countyof Phila de phia and State of Pennsylvania, (whose .post olflce address is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,) have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metal Cars; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as'will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to made and use the same.

. ends thereof, to the margins of the plates,

lit-O 7 My invention relates to the construction of metal cars and has particular reference to stiflenmg members applied to the sides or or other portions composing the inclosure, and is applicable to stiffening and strengthening the sides or ends of gondola, hopper, box'or other types of cars. b

My invention ingeneral consists in applying preferably to the margins or other portions of the car sides or ends, flanged sections of particular forms which are adapted to strengthen or stifl'en the structure and, at the same time, resist the impact of the lading such as lumps of coal, ore, limestone or other materials, when they drop or impinge upon the upper edges of the car when it is structions have generally been constructed so that they are only useful structurally as achord or strengthening member without due regard to the deformation caused by the impacts above referred to and, in consequence, suchanembers have become distorted and, m

' a measure, useless for the purposes intended by reason of their deformation. All of this is obviated by my construction'which provides ample thick portions of shapes adaptedoth as a stiffener and to resist disto serve tortions.

' Having thus given a general description ofmy invention, I will now, in orderto make the matter more "clear, refer to the annexed sheet of drawings forming part of this specification and. in which like characters refer to like parts Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of a portion of a metal car showingmy stiflening member or flanged top guard member inposition; f

Fig. 2' is a vertical cross sectional elevation taken on the line Ill-II of Fig. l, but drawn on a larger scale for the sake of clearness; 1

Fig. 8 is a horizontal sectional plan taken on the line III-III of Fig. 2 looking upward in the direction of the arrows; and

Fig. 4 is a vertical cross sectional elevation similar to Fig. 2, but showing a slightly modified form of my stifleningor top guard member. a

Referring now to the characters of reference on the drawings :'--1 is the side of the car which may be of plate girder construction, that is with a plate web and top and bottom chord members, and in this case my stiffening or top guard member acts as the top chord in addition to protecting the upper edge from deformation, as described. 2 is my stiffening member or flanged top guard member, 3 IS the upper flange which is shown as tapered and'projecting outwardly, 4; is the web portion arranged upright adjacent and secured to the upper portlon of the car side, as illustrated. 5 is the lower outwardly extending flange or leg of my stiffening member shown as slightly in clined and 6 is the outer downwardly ex: tending lateral -flange,'which, as illustrated, is substantially parallel to the web portion top flange 3. 7 are the car stakes which are secured in an upright position on the outside of the car side, the upper ends of which are preferably formed to fit within the space between the flange 6 and the car side,

as illustrated, and 8 is the bottom member 4, this flange being tapered similar to the downwardly extending flange-13, which is tapered. and considerably thicker than the other portions for the purpose of adding strength and stiffness to the structure for reasons heretofore stated. The stiffening members illustrated, form very substantial top guards which arewell adapted to withstand the stresses and impacts of the lading to which they are subjected in use and, by reason of the angular arrangement of the parts and the thickness of the tapered flanges, they are well adapted to withstand the shocks or impacts of lumps of lading which may. accidentally fall upon them, these parts being so stiff and strong that distortions would not ordinarily result. On account of the fact that I provide double flanges and an additional lateral flange, my member is exceedingly strong and well adapted to serve as a chord member by reason of its large radius of gyration and section modulus in all directions, while, at the same time, it is secured to the car side by only one row of rivets, which conduces to ease and economy of construction. My

stiffening member ma be formed of rolled steel with all its parts integral, as illustrated.

It should be noted that, if desired, I may make the inner portion of the flange 5, that is that portion adjacent to the web 4, thicker than that portion of theflange 5 which is adjacent to the lateral flange 6, thereby forming a cantaliver strut which is stronger than if it were of uniform thickness, as it I 'is'thicker where the stress is greater, namely,

near the side plate of the car.

It should also be noted that the flange 5 of the bar 2, slopes downwardly slightly, while the flange 12 of the bar 9is substantially horizontal when in position.

Although I have describedv and illustrated my invention in considerable detail, I do not wish to be limited to the exact and specific details thereof, as shown and described, but may use such modifications in, substitutions for, or equivalents thereof, as are embraced within the scope of my invention, or as pointed out in the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A flanged bar forming the upper stiffening member of a car side comprising a channel having a web, a flange projecting angular-1y from each edge of saidweb, and

an integral downwardly projecting lateral flange extending from one of the aforesaid flanges thereof.

2. An integral flanged bar forming the upper stifl'ening member of a car side comprising a channel provided with a web portion, a tapering upper flanged portion substantially at right angles thereto, a lower flanged portion extending from the other margin ofthe web. and a lateral flange exthe edge of said lower flange.

4. An integral flanged bar forming the upper stiffening member of a car side comprising a channel having a web portion, an upper flange projecting substantially at right angles therefrom, a lower flange projecting therefrom at a slight inclination and a tapering lateral flange extending downwardly from the edge of said lowe flange. 4

5. An integral flanged bar forming the upper stiffening, member of a car side comprising a channel having a web portion, an up er flange projecting substantially at rig 1t angles therefrom, a lower flange projecting therefrom at a slight inclination and thicker at its inside'than at its outer portion, and a lateral flange extending downwardly from the margin of said lower flange.

6. The combination with a car side of a flanged channeh'the web of which is secured to the Outer side of the upper portion of said car side and provided with an upper outwardly extending flange, a. lower outwardly extending flange and a lateral flange downwardly extending from the margin of said lower flange.

7. The combination with a car side of a flanged channel, the web of which is adjacent and secured to the upper portion thereof 8. The combination with a car side of a flanged channel, the web of which is adjacent and secured to the upper portion there- 'of and having an upper outwardly projectingflange and a lower outwardly projecting flange, both of said flanges being of greater thickness near the web than at their extremities, and a tapering lateral flange extending downwardly from said lower flange and thicker where it joins the lower flange than at its edge.

In testlmony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

' RALPH V. SAGE. 

